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Population Health and Readmission Prevention
Isha Misra, M.D. MCMS Public Health Committee Co-Chair Hospital readmissions pose a significant challenge for the US healthcare system. Each…
Help Expand Access to Specialty Care in Montgomery County
Farhana Arastu, MPP Programs and Public Policy Director, MCMS Thousands of Montgomery County residents face barriers to accessing specialty care…
Environmental and Public Health Update: Navigating PFAS, Global Pathogens, and Local Action
Kisha N. Davis, MD, MPH, FAAFP Health Officer, Montgomery County, Maryland First, I want to extend my heartfelt thanks to…
Maryland’s Chronic Disease Benchmarks: Where the Gaps Are and What Physicians Can Do
Maryland’s 2026 State Health Improvement Plan sets specific, measurable targets for five priority health areas through 2029. The chronic disease…
June is Pride Month: LGBTQ+ Healthcare Resources
LGBTQ+ Health Resources in Montgomery County: A Physician’s Guide Montgomery County has more LGBTQ+ residents per capita than most Maryland…
Community Starts with an Invitation
James Bryant, MCMS Executive Director One of my favorite stories about building community comes from a pathologist in California who enjoyed birdwatching.…
Polycystic ovary syndrome is more than ovarian
Oluyemisi Famuyiwa, M.D. Montgomery Fertility Center The name polycystic ovary syndrome may have unintentionally narrowed how medicine understood one of…
Estrogen-Dopamine Connection in ADHD
Nadia Sirdar, M.D., MPH Bethesda Modern Primary Care May is Mental Health Awareness Month. I want to share something that…
The View From The Exam Room
Harita Raja, M.D. Bethesda Women’s Mental Health In my practice, I’m seeing more women who don’t “look” like they’re struggling…